How much does East Midlands Central Station Limited make?

East Midlands Central Station Limited reported revenue of £17.8m and a loss of £201k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does East Midlands Central Station Limited have?

East Midlands Central Station Limited reported an average of 151 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is East Midlands Central Station Limited profitable?

No — East Midlands Central Station Limited reported a loss of £201k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 02141723 · Incorporated 22 Jun 1987

East Midlands Central Station Limited

Registered name: EAST MIDLANDS CENTRAL STATION LIMITED

Part of Vacuum Holdings Limited group

East Midlands Central Station Limited made £17.8m revenue and a £201k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

East Midlands Central Station Limited’s revenue grew 13% to £17.8m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £201k and 151 employees. The company is classified under “security systems service activities” and is based in Chilwell Nottingham; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 80200Security systems service activities

Status: Active
Location: Chilwell Nottingham, East Midlands
Age: 39 yrs · since 1987
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£17.8m

Growth ▲13.1%

Profit

−£201k

Growth ▼198.3%

Profit margin

−1.1%

Gross 30.9%

Employees

151

Change ▲5.6%

Profit / employee

−£1.3k

Revenue/employee £118k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£14.8m	£15.8m	£17.8m
Cost of sales	£9.7m	£10.5m	£12.3m
Gross profit	£5.1m	£5.2m	£5.5m
Operating profit	£708k	£231k	−£252k
Profit before tax	£709k	£237k	−£249k
Profit after tax	£550k	£204k	−£201k
Profit (best available)	£550k	£204k	−£201k
Staff costs	£5.9m	£6.5m	£7.9m
Employees (average)	130	143	151
Ratios
Profit margin	3.7%	1.3%	−1.1%
Gross margin	34.6%	33.2%	30.9%
Revenue per employee	£114k	£110k	£118k
Profit per employee	£4.2k	£1.4k	−£1.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲6.1%	▲13.1%
Profit growth	—	▼62.9%	▼198.3%
Headcount growth	—	▲10%	▲5.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.7m	£2.1m	£2.1m
Net assets	£2.1m	£2.3m	£2.1m
Fixed assets	£1m	£1.2m	£1m
Current assets	£6.9m	£6.7m	£7.1m
Debtors	£3.6m	£4.1m	£4.3m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −1.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 30.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £118k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£1.3k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 5.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 24%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: ▼9%; Now £2.1m
Cash at bank: ▲2%; Now £2.1m
Headcount: ▲6%; Now 151
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼14%; Now £1m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Vacuum Holdings Limited (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
East Midlands Central Station Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£201k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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